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1 piece
[piːs] 1. nto take sth to pieces — rozkładać (rozłożyć perf) or rozbierać (rozebrać perf) coś na części
piece by piece — kawałek po kawałku, część po części
2. vtI've said my piece — powiedziałem, co miałem do powiedzenia
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) kawałek, fragment2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) kawałek3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) kawałek, utwór4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moneta5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figura, pionek•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) fragmentaryczny- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces -
2 square
[skwɛə(r)] 1. n( shape) kwadrat m; ( in town) plac m; (US) ( block of houses) kwartał m; (also: set square) ekierka f2. adj 3. vt( arrange) układać (ułożyć perf); ( MATH) podnosić (podnieść perf) do kwadratu; ( reconcile) godzić (pogodzić perf)4. viPhrasal Verbs:* * *[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kwadrat2) (something in the shape of this.) kwadrat3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) skwer, plac4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kwadrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kwadratowy2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) wyrównany, równy3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) z każdej strony4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) konserwatywny3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) pod kątem prostym2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) prosto4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) nadawać kształt kwadratu2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) wyrównać, policzyć się3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) pasować, dopasować4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) podnosić do kwadratu•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
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3 fuse
[fjuːz] 1. (US fuze) n(in plug, circuit) bezpiecznik m; ( for bomb etc) zapalnik m2. vt 3. vito fuse the lights ( BRIT) — robić (zrobić perf) zwarcie
the lights have fused ( BRIT) — światło wysiadło (inf)
* * *I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) stapiać się2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) spalać (się)2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) bezpiecznik- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) lont, zapalnik -
4 lead
I 1. [liːd] pt, pp led, n (SPORT)prowadzenie nt; ( fig) przywództwo nt; (piece of information, clue) trop m; (in play, film) główna rola f; ( for dog) smycz f; ( ELEC) przewód m2. vt(walk in front, guide) prowadzić (poprowadzić perf); organization, activity kierować (pokierować perf) +instr; ( BRIT)3. vito lead the orchestra — grać (zagrać perf) partię pierwszych skrzypiec (w orkiestrze)
to take the lead — obejmować (objąć perf) prowadzenie
to lead the way — prowadzić, wskazywać drogę
to lead sb astray — ( mislead) zwieść ( perf) kogoś; ( corrupt) sprowadzić ( perf) kogoś na manowce or złą drogę
to lead sb to believe that — dawać (dać perf) komuś powody sądzić, że …
to lead sb to do sth — sprawić ( perf), że ktoś coś zrobi
Phrasal Verbs:- lead off- lead on- lead toII 1. [lɛd] n 2. cpd* * *I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) prowadzić, wieść2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) prowadzić, wieść3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) (do)prowadzić (do)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) prowadzić5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) prowadzić, wieść2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) prowadzenie, kierownictwo2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) przewaga3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) przykład4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) przewaga5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) smycz, postronek6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) poszlaka7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) główna rola•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) ołów2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) grafit•- leaden -
5 side
[saɪd] 1. n 2. adj 3. vito side with sb — stawać (stanąć perf) po czyjejś stronie
by the side of — przy +instr
side by side — work wspólnie; stand obok siebie
the right/wrong side — właściwa/niewłaściwa strona
to put sth to one side — odkładać (odłożyć perf) coś na bok
* * *1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) strona, bok2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) bok, ściana3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) bok4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) strona5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) bok6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) część, strona7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) stok8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) punkt widzenia9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) strona2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) uboczny- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides -
6 time
[taɪm] 1. n2. vtin 3/4 time — w rytmie na 3/4
( measure time of) mierzyć (zmierzyć perf) czas +gen; ( fix moment for) ustalać (ustalić perf) czas +gento time sth well/badly — wybierać (wybrać perf) dobry/zły czas na coś
time after time, time and again — wielokrotnie, wiele razy
at times — czasami, czasem
in time — ( soon enough) na czas, w porę; ( eventually) z czasem; ( MUS) w takt, do taktu
in no time — w mgnieniu oka, w mig
to be 30 mins behind/ahead of time — być 30 minut po czasie/przed czasem
he'll do it in his own (good) time — ( without being hurried) zrobi to w swoim czasie
he'll do it in or (US) on his own time — ( after hours) zrobi to po godzinach
* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) godzina2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) czas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) czas4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') czas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) czas, pora6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) raz7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) okres8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) mierzyć czas trwania2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) wybrać moment na•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again -
7 paper
['peɪpə(r)] 1. npapier m; (also: newspaper) gazeta f; ( exam) egzamin m; ( academic essay) referat m; ( wallpaper) tapeta fa piece of paper — ( odd bit) kawałek m papieru; ( sheet) kartka f (papieru)
- papers2. adjpapierowy, z papieru post3. vt* * *['peipə] 1. noun1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) papier2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) papier3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) gazeta4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) test, egzamin5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) dokumenty•- papery- paperback 2. adjectivepaperback novels.) w miękkiej oprawce- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
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8 seal
[siːl] 1. n( animal) foka f; ( official stamp) pieczęć f; ( in machine etc) plomba f, uszczelnienie nt2. vtenvelope, opening zaklejać (zakleić perf); ( with seal) pieczętować (zapieczętować perf); sb's fate pieczętować (przypieczętować perf); agreement przypieczętować ( perf)Phrasal Verbs:- seal off* * *I 1. [si:l] noun1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) pieczęć2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) plomba3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) uszczelnienie2. verb1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) pieczętować2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) zakleić, zalakować, zaplombować3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) przypieczętować•- seal of approval
- seal off
- set one's seal to II [si:l] noun(any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) foka- sealskin -
9 sheet
[ʃiːt]n( on bed) prześcieradło nt; ( of paper) kartka f; ( of glass) płyta f; ( of metal) arkusz m, płyta f; ( of ice) tafla f* * *[ʃi:t]1) (a broad piece of cloth eg for a bed: She put clean sheets on all the beds.) prześcieradło, płótno2) (a large, thin, usually flat, piece: a sheet of paper/glass.) arkusz, płyta• -
10 sound
[saund] 1. adj( healthy) zdrowy; ( not damaged) nietknięty; (reliable, thorough) solidny, dogłębny; investment pewny, bezpieczny; advice rozsądny; argument, policy słuszny2. adv 3. n 4. vtalarm, horn włączać (włączyć perf)5. vithat sounds like them returning — wygląda na to, że wracają
it sounds as if … — wygląda na to, że …
Phrasal Verbs:* * *I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) solidny, zdrowy2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) głęboki3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) wszechstronny4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) trafny, poprawny5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) rozsądny•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) dźwięk2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) dźwięk3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) to, co słyszę (na temat)2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) dzwonić, rozlegać się2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) ogłaszać, uderzyć na3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) brzmieć4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) wymawiać5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osłuchiwać•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) wytłumiaćIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondować- sounding- sound out -
11 lament
[lə'mɛnt] 1. n( mourning) opłakiwanie nt; ( complaining) lament m, biadanie nt2. vt( mourn) opłakiwać; ( complain about) lamentować or biadać nad +instr* * *[lə'ment] 1. verb(to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) opłakiwać2. noun1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) elegia, tren2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) lament• -
12 remove
[rɪ'muːv]vt(obstacle, stain, kidney) usuwać (usunąć perf); employee zwalniać (zwolnić perf); plates, debris uprzątać (uprzątnąć perf); clothing, bandage zdejmować (zdjąć perf)* * *[rə'mu:v]1) (to take away: Will someone please remove all this rubbish!; He removed all the evidence of his crimes; I can't remove this stain from my shirt; He has been removed from the post of minister of education.) usunąć2) (to take off (a piece of clothing): Please remove your hat.) zdjąć3) (to move to a new house etc: He has removed to London.) przenieść się•- removal
- remover -
13 shear
[ʃɪə(r)]Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ʃiə]past tense - sheared; verb1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) strzyc2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) obcinać3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) strzyc4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) zerwać (się), pęknąć•- shears -
14 article
['ɑːtɪkl]n- articles* * *1) (a thing or an object: This shop sells articles of all kinds; articles of clothing.) artykuł2) (a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine: He has written an article on the new sports centre for a local magazine.) artykuł3) (the (the definite article) or a/an (the indefinite article).) przedimek -
15 bar
[bɑː(r)] 1. n( place for drinking) bar m; ( counter) kontuar m; ( of metal etc) sztaba f; ( on window etc) krata f; ( of soap) kostka f; ( of chocolate) tabliczka f; ( obstacle) przeszkoda f; ( prohibition) zakaz m; ( MUS) takt m2. vtway, road zagradzać (zagrodzić perf); door, window barykadować (zabarykadować perf), ryglować (zaryglować perf); person odmawiać (odmówić perf) wstępu +dat; activity zabraniać (zabronić perf) or zakazywać (zakazać perf) +genthe Bar ( JUR) — adwokatura
* * *1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) sztaba2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) pasek3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) zasuwa4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) bar, lada, kontuar5) (a public house.) bar6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) takt7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) przeszkoda8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) barierka2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) ryglować2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) zakazać wstępu3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) uniemożliwiać3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) oprócz- barmaid- barman
- bar code -
16 batten
['bætn] 1. n (CARPENTRY) 2. vt, see batten down* * *['bætn](a piece of wood used for keeping other pieces in place: These strips are all fastened together with a batten.) listwa -
17 beam
[biːm] 1. n ( ARCHIT) 2. vi 3. vtto drive on full/main or (US) high beam — jechać z włączonymi światłami drogowymi
* * *[bi:m] 1. noun1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) belka2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) promień3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) pokładnica2. verb1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) promieniować, nadawać2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) promieniować -
18 bit
[bɪt] 1. pt of bite 2. na bit of — trochę or odrobina +gen
a bit mad — lekko stuknięty (inf)
to come to bits — rozpaść się ( perf) or rozlecieć się ( perf) na kawałki
he did his bit — zrobił, co do niego należało
* * *[bit]past tense; = bite -
19 cell
[sɛl]n(in prison, monastery) cela f; ( of revolutionaries) komórka f (organizacyjna); ( BIO) komórka f; ( ELEC) ogniwo nt* * *[sel]1) (a small room (especially in a prison or monastery).) cela2) (a very small piece of the substance of which all living things are made; the smallest unit of living matter: The human body is made up of cells.) komórka3) ((the part containing the electrodes in) an electrical battery.) ogniwo4) (one of many small compartments making up a structure: the cells of a honeycomb.) komórka•- cellular- cellphone -
20 common
['kɔmən] 1. adj( shared) wspólny; ( ordinary) object, name, species pospolity; experience, phenomenon powszechny; ( vulgar) prostacki2. nbłonia pl (wiejskie)it's common knowledge that … — powszechnie wiadomo, że …
for the common good — dla wspólnego dobra, dla dobra ogółu
* * *['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) pospolity2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) wspólny, powszechny3) (publicly owned: common property.) wspólny4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ordynarny5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) prosty6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) pospolity2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) błonia- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common
- 1
- 2
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